A village boy's dream has come true today: Pankaj Tripathi on winning his first National Award

Pankaj Tripathi, who won the Special Mention award at the 65th National Film Awards for his performance in Newton, has posted a video on Twitter thanking jury members, his audiences and his directors.

Pankaj Tripathi in a still from Newton&nbsp

Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who won the Special Mention award at the 65th National Film Awards for his endearing performance in Amit Masurkar-directed social drama Newton, has thanked the jury members, his audience and the directors he has worked with so far through a short video that he posted on Twitter. Tripathi, who played Assistant Commandant Aatma Singh in the film, said, "I am feeling very humble. This is a special moment for me. I have been acting for 20 years. A village boy's dream has come true today."

The actor, known for his performances in films Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1 & 2), Masaan, Nil Battey Sannata, Gurgaon, Bareilly Ki Barfi and Fukrey Returns, among others, further said, "It is a great feeling to be recognised and honoured for your craft by your nation. I thank all the jury members and my audiences who watch my films. I thank all my directors. With honesty and hard work, I will do better work in future. Thank you!" Watch the video right below:

While announcing Tripathi as the winner, jury head and renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said that the basis of why Newton Kumar (Rajkummar Rao) behaves in a certain way is because of Aatma Singh. Kapur added that because of numerous factors, Tripathi's performance in the film failed to get noticed but it was worth being applauded. (65th National Film Awards 2018: Full list of winners)

Right after winning the award, Tripathi, in an interview to Hindustan Times, said, "The feeling hasn't sunk in yet. See, I understand the craft, so I always wanted challenges as an actor. I will be more responsible now."

"I won’t do the films that won’t make sense. I will only do the films that would appeal me. I won’t get into the number game anymore. If the artiste inside me would feel like doing a project then only I would do it. I am more serious about my work now," the actor added.